God's Comfort

The Lord's mandate is to comfort his people, "Comfort, O comfort my people"; his means of comfort are spoken words, "speak kindly (to the heart) of Jerusalem and say to her...."; and his message is one of forgiveness and grace, "and say to her that her warfare has ended, that her iniquity is covered, and that she has received from the Lord's hand double for all her sins ( a double portion of blessing in spite of her sins, cf. Isaiah 61:7)". Jesus, by the Holy Spirit, fulfills the mandate of comfort, speaks powerful words to our hearts, and atones for our sins, granting the double portion of a rich inheritance (Ephesians 1:18)!